Combination tool



J. W. BATE COMBINATION TOOL May 11 1926. I 1,584,422

Filed March 3. 1924 .Znvsfzin Patented May 11, 1926. v

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W'. BATE, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

COMBINATION TOOL.

Application filed March 3, 1924. Serial No. 696,527.

This invention relates to a combined jack insert the wrench in many of the inaccessible handle and wrench and is fully described in places found about an automobile engine. the following specification and shown in the The reduced end 11 of the bar terminates accompanying drawing in which: in a tapered end 18 which serves as a screw- 5 Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tool emdriver.

bodying the invention; While I have shown and described certain on Fig. 2 is an elevation of one side of the de embodiments of my invention, it is to be vice; and understood that it is capable of many modi- Fig. 3 is an elevation of the other side. fications. Changes therefore in the con- The embodiment illustrated comprises a struction and arrangement may be made bar 10 having a reduced end 11 adapted to without departing from the spirit and scope 45 be inserted into a jack socket. This re of the invention asdiscloseol in the appended duced portion is preferably set at an angle claims, in which it is my intention to claim to the main body of the jack handle so that all novelty inherent in my invention as the latter may be set for either a high or low broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

operating position to suit the pleasure of I claim: I g 50 the operator. 1. In a combination tool, a bar which A hole 12 is formed in the outer end of serves as ajack handle, a sheet-metal memthe bar 10 and sheet-metal members 13 and her secured along each side of the outer end M are secured to the outer end by means of of the bar, the central portion of said memrivets 15. These sheet-metal members are bers being separated from said bar, said 65 raised at the center and have sockets 16 and members and bar having aligned openings, 1'? formed therein which are adapted to pass the openings in said members serving as over nuts or bolt heads for the purpose 0t wrench sockets.

turning the same. The hole 12 permits the 2. In a combination tool, a bar which end of the bolt, or in case of the spark plug, serves as a jack handle, a sheet-metal mem- 69 the upper end of the plug, to pass through, ber secured along each side of the outer thereby acting to a certain extent as a cen end of the bar, said members and bar hav tering means for the wrench. ing aligned openings, said members being 30 It will be observed that the members angularly disposed with relation to the bar and 14L are made angular and converge toand converging toward the outer end of the ward a point beyond the outer end of the bar. bar 10. This causes the outer end of the bar to be tilted upward and makes it easier to JOHN W. BATE. 

